Unhappy Collection (page 3)

Departure of Mary Queen of Scots from France -- she left Calais for Scotland on 14 August 1561, at the age of 18. 1561

Scottish ballad, Auld Robin Gray -- a young woman agrees to marry Auld Robin Gray so that she can support her poor parents while the man she really loves is away at sea. 19th century

Two native children, Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Date: circa 1902

The Clacton Belle - family enjoying a rather choppy sail off the Essex coast - a large paddlesteamer appears to be bearing down on the jolly boat at some speed.... Date: 1905

Chinese Toddlers - one of whom is rather upset
Chinese Toddlers - one bawling his/her eyes out at some frightful injustice (or having just been poked in arm/eye/back by another 2-year-old...). Date: circa 1910s

Caricature of Benjamin Disraeli -- His Last Innings
Caricature of Benjamin Disraeli, Conservative politician, on losing the General Election to the Liberal party -- His Last Innings! Bowled Gladstone! 1880

Caricature of John Ruskin, English art critic
Caricature of John Ruskin (1819-1900), English art critic -- a comment on his criticism of Henry Irving, seen here in a drawing on a blackboard in the character of Shylock in The Merchant of Venice

Cartoon, acrobats advised to emigrate
Cartoon showing acrobats being advised to emigrate, possibly with their livelihoods under threat because of the Dangerous Performance Bill

The Stomach Pump -- sad stuff, sad stuff. early 19th century

Cartoon, Sir William Vernon Harcourt, Home Secretary
Cartoon, Sir William Vernon Harcourt (1827-1904), Home Secretary in Gladstones newly elected Liberal government. On his appointment

Cartoon, Gladstone on the road to Windsor, with a newspaper editor offering to carry his bag. On the occasion of winning the General Election, Gladstone was required to visit Queen Victoria. 1880

Cartoon, Music hall proprietors, after they have heard from the Metropolitan Board of Works -- a comment on building regulations which must be complied with. 1882

Caricature, Lord Salisbury and W E Gladstone, rival political leaders -- Lord Salisbury eats the leek (representing a parliamentary amendment). 1881

Snap card - Little Bo-Peep
Nursery Rhyme Snap card - Little Bo-Peep has lost her sheep. early 20th century

Music cover, Consolation, written and composed by Archie Gottler and Dorothy Booth. 1931

Music cover, Boo-Hoo (You ve Got Me Crying for You), words and music by Edward Heyman, Carmen Lombardo and John Jacob Loeb. 1937

Little girl in large fancy dress hat, being comforted by a woman. Perhaps she didn t win the competition! Date: 1970s

Frog with parasol and pink ribbon on a Christmas card
Frog with a parasol, and a large pink ribbon tied in a bow round its waist, on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

C12 King in Bed
Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown - especially if you try to sleep in it ! No wonder this crowned head is sitting up with an unhappy face... Date: 12th century

Girl at Dressmaker s
A unhappy & disgruntled little girl squirms while an elderly sempstress snips away while making adjustments to her new frock. Date: 1905

Cartoon, Croesus, WW1
Cartoon, Croesus (Cresus). A comment on the food shortage in France during the First World War - a man hides his egg in a safe

Caricature, Rupert of Bavaria, WW1
Caricature of Prince Rupert, Crown Prince of Bavaria, looking rather glum during the First World War. Date: 1918

France / Russia / Eng / Japan
France and Russia are unhappy about the greed of England and Japan - " not so fast, we re here too". Date: 1902

Elizabeth / Austria / Niz 77
KAISERIN ELISABETH VON OESTERREICH, wife of the emperor Franz Josef, looking very unhappy in her formal court costume Date: 1837 - 1898

Lost Boy Crying 1896
A Little Boy Lost, surrounded by concerned adults Date: 1896

Meal on the beach, Hawaii, USA
Meal on the beach for 19 people, including Europeans, Hawaii, USA. Date: 1925

Pueblo Indian boy, New Mexico, USA
Pueblo Indian boy, Na-Na-Tse, New Mexico, USA. Date: circa 1925

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, puppy howling
Illustration by Cecil Aldin, a puppy howling when first shut out at night. Date: 1927

Rags wonders why he wasn t invited to Tabithas tea party. Date: 1914

Cover design, Cecil Aldins Happy Family, Rags
Cover design by Cecil Aldin, Cecil Aldins Happy Family, Rags, His Adventures, told by May Byron. Date: 1912

Mongrel puppy unhappy after a beating. Date: 1914

Mongrel puppy with two pedigree dogs in the park -- the spaniel and terrier question the puppys parentage, but he has no answer for them as his mother didn t tell him. Date: 1914

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Moufflou, by Ouida, showing Moufflou howling when the eldest brother of the family, Tasso, is conscripted to join the army. Date: 1915

Illustration, Clever Elsa -- When she saw the pickaxe just above her head, Clever Elsa burst into tears. Date: 1909

Little girl looking glum
A little girl looking glum. Date: circa 1960s

Plump baby crying in a garden
A plump baby crying in a garden. Date: circa 1960s

Five boys on a Balham street, SW London
Five boys in distress on a Balham street, SW London. They have just fallen off a plank of wood which they were using as an improvised slide. Date: circa 1961

Cartoon, Victory singing, WW1
Cartoon, Victory singing, with happy soldiers walking along a road. A pessimistic civilian man watches them, and comments: Its unbelievable

Victorian family group with tennis racquet
A rather serious-looking Victorian family group of a couple with two children and a tennis racquet. Date: circa 1880s

Umberto III The Blessed, Count of Savoy
Umberto III, surnamed The Blessed (1135-1189), Count of Savoy from 1148 to 1189. He preferred the monastic life to being a prince, but married four times for dynastic reasons

Wooden caricature of Kaiser Wilhelm II, WW1
Wooden caricature of Kaiser Wilhelm II, dated 11th November 1918. English School. Date: circa 1918

Cartoon, Fritz to Wilhelm, WW1
Cartoon, Fritz to Wilhelm during the First World War -- I didn t want to do it, but you made me. Date: 1914

Cartoon, The Bounder of Europe, WW1
Cartoon, The Bounder of Europe, showing an unhappy German in a cafe, surrounded by disapproving representatives of other nations during the First World War

Bonzos dud show by George Studdy
Bonzos dud show. He had been expecting first prize, but loses out to two pedigree dogs, a bull terrier and a bulldog. George Ernest Studdy (1878-1948), was the creator of Bonzo

Comic wartime scene, Western Front, WW1
Comic wartime scene on the Western Front, showing a happy soldier going on leave (left), and an unhappy soldier returning (right). Date: December 1915

Hungry Peter as a piglet looking for food
The Outcast -- Hungry Peter as a piglet wanders away from the farm looking for more substantial food. Date: 1912

Cartoons, What He Will Look Like, WW1
Cartoons, At the End of " The Day", What He Will Look Like. Showing Kaiser Wilhelm II during the First World War, His Own Version (left) and That of the Allies (right). Date: September 1914

Scene from Miss Hook of Holland, an English musical comedy with music and lyrics by Paul Rubens, book by Austen Hurgon and Rubens

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